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| /əˈtend/ |
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| 1 | I/T to be present at an event or activity 出席，参加（事件或活动） |
| I’ ve voiced my opinion at every meeting I’ ve attended. 我每次出席会议都发表了意见。 |
| Everyone in the office was expected to attend. 办公室每一个人都必须出席。 |
| | 1a | to go regularly to a place , for example to a school as a student or to a church as a member 上（学）；去（教堂礼拜） | | Born in India, he attended high school and medical school in Madras. 他出生于印度，在马德拉斯上了中学和医学院。 | |
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| 2 | T to look after someone , especially someone who is ill or someone in an important position 照料，护理（病人）；侍候（大人物） |
| She is attended by a 24-hour nursing staff. 她由进行24小时看护的护理人员照料。 |
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| 3 | T very formal to exist with something else or happen as a result of it （作为结果）伴随 |
| Secondary symptoms usually attend the disease. 这种疾病通常伴有并发症。 |
| The occasion was attended by a mood of sadness. 这个场合伴有一丝忧伤的气氛。 |
| PHRASAL VERBS |
| - | atˈtend to |
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| 1 | attend to sth/sb: to deal with something or someone 处理，对付（某事或某人） | We still have a number of other matters to attend to. 我们还有一些其他事情要处理。 | | He likes work that requires him to attend to a lot of detail. 他喜欢需要他来处理许多具体事务的工作。 | | Please take a seat and I’ ll ask someone to attend to you. 请坐下，我会找个人来照料你。 | |
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| 2 | attend to sb: to serve a customer in a shop , restaurant etc （在商店、餐厅等处）为（顾客）服务 | Are you being attended to? 有人为您服务吗？ | |
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| 3 | attend to sth: very formal to pay attention to something 注意；倾听 |
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